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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amazon Logistics MK27 · Crows Landing, CA · February 5, 2021

Date: February 5, 2021 · 10:30 local
Place: Crows Landing, CA
Airport: Crows Landing
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 4MZA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N109PA
Reported as: Amazon Logistics MK27
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,680 total27 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N109PARegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2021 · Amazon Logistics MK27S/N 000373 Airframe modelAmazon Logistics MK27

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Friday, February 5, MK27 sn 373 was returning from a practice (non-customer) delivery when an off-nominal condition presented. Having completed an uneventful transition from forward flight to vtol, upon descent to the Landing marker the aircraft began to yaw at about 20 feet AGL with corresponding agcs alerts indicating a motor failure. The oic immediately commanded an urgent land and the gso responded by initiating the maneuver from the ground station, and the aircraft landed under power. There were no injuries, and damage was contained to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, MK27 SN 373 WAS RETURNING FROM A PRACTICE (NON-CUSTOMER) DELIVERY WHEN AN OFF-NOMINAL CONDITION PRESENTED. HAVING COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL TRANSITION FROM FORWARD FLIGHT TO VTOL, UPON DESCENT TO THE LANDING MARKER THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW AT ABOUT 20 FEET AGL WITH CORRESPONDING AGCS ALERTS INDICATING A MOTOR FAILURE. THE OIC IMMEDIATELY COMMANDED AN URGENT LAND AND THE GSO RESPONDED BY INITIATING THE MANEUVER FROM THE GROUND STATION, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNDER POWER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT.